Doing Business with Lithuania

Content

• Consultant Editors
  • Marat Terterov and Jonathan Reuvid.
• Foreword
  • Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
• Introduction
  • Marat Terterov
• Part One: The Economy and the Business Environment
  • 1.1 Country Profile
  • 1.2 Foreign Investment and International Trade
  • 1.3 Economic Performance and Market Reforms
  • 1.4 Lithuania and the European Union - a Progress Report on Entry
• Part Two: The Legal Structure and Business Regulation
  • 2.1 Legal Framework for Foreign and Domestic Investment
  • 2.2 Forms of Business Organizations
  • 2.3 Practical Procedures for Establishing a Presence
  • 2.4 Corporate Governance
  • 2.5 Agency, Distributorship and Franchising
  • 2.6 Competition Law
  • 2.7 Employment Law
  • 2.8 Intellectual Property
  • 2.9 The Property Regime
  • 2.10 Telecommunications
  • 2.11 Dispute Resolution
• Part Three: Finance, Accountancy and Taxation
  • 3.1 Banking and the Financial Services Sector
  • 3.2 Privatization Process
  • 3.3 Regulation of the Financial Market
  • 3.4 Accountancy and Audit
  • 3.5 Business Taxation
  • 3.6 Mergers and Acquisitions: Market Overview
  • 3.7 Mergers and Acquisitions: Legal Aspects
• Part Four: Key Sectors of Trade and Investment
  • 4.1 The Electronics Sector
  • 4.2 Knowledge Economy
  • 4.3 Textile and Apparel Industry
  • 4.4 The Woodworking Industry
  • 4.5 The Plastics and Rubber Industry
  • 4.6 The Chemical Industry
  • 4.7 The Automotive Component Manufacturing Sector
  • 4.8 The Metalworking, Machinery and Appliance Industry
  • 4.9 The Oil Industry
  • 4.10 The Retail Market
  • 4.11 The Media Market
  • 4.12 The Commercial Real Estate Market
  • 4.13 The Electricity and Gas Sectors
  • 4.14 SME Business Support Systems
• Part Five: Appendices
  • I Business Risk Assessment
  • II Useful Contacts
  • III Contributor's Contact Details